Hat-fastener.



N0. 645,52l. I P atentgd Mar. l3, I900.

F. W. CAMMANN.

HAT FASTENER.

Application filedJuly 16, 1898.;

(No Model.)

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. Pin Fasteners; and I do declare the following.

PATEN Fries.

FREDERICK .w. OAMMA'NN, OFIDENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- SIXTH TOCHARLES-M. BICE, OF SAME PLACE.

HAT-FASTENIEVR.

srncxrxcarron forming part of meanest No..645,521, dated March 13, 1 00.

Application filed my 16.1898. semi No. 686,163- (No model.) J

To all whom; it may concern.

Be it known that I,' FRE1)ERIO W. CAM- MANN, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe andState of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHatto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to make anduse the same, reference being had to. the accompanying drawings, and tothe figures, of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat-pin fasteners, and comprisesmeans for guiding the point of the pin and locking the latter securelyin place when adjusted, my object being-to provide a device-of thisclass which shall be simple in construction, economical in cost, andreliable, durable, and'efli: cient in use; and to these ends theinvention consists of thefeatures hereinafter described and claimed, allof which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying draw-I ings, in which is-illustrated an embodiment thereof. l

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved deviceshown in con-. through the hair of the head the point is dinection witha hat-pin. Fig. 2 is .a section taken through a hat with the deviceapplied,

which is also shown in section, the pin being in place. Fig. 3 is-asection taken through the device applied to a hat, the point .of the pinbeing shown. to illustrate the guiding function of the device. Fig. 4 isa perspective View showing the elements of the device detached from oneanother.

Similar reference characters indicating corresponding parts in theseviews,,let the numeral 5 designate aconcave or funnel shaped guidehaving an opening at its bottom large enough to allow the pin 6 to passthrough; Surrounding this bottom opening and attached exteriorly to theguide is a thimble 7,

in which is located a piece 8 of rubber or other suitable elastic oryielding material adapted to grip the pin when passed therethrough. Therubber is pressed into the elasticity.

, thimble and retained in place by virtueof its Any other suitable meansthat I may be found desirable may be employedfor holding the rubber inplace in case the elastic feature is not found ample for the purpose.

The thimble is made somewhat longer than the rubber, thisextension beingprovided with slits to allow it to be turned down upon a washer9, (seeFigs. 2 and 3,) surrounding the thimble on the outside of the hat 10,through the fabric of. which the thimble passes. "In applyingthe deviceto the hat the thimble '7 is passed through the fabric 10 from theinside, the funnel-shaped guide being on the inside. The washer 9 isthen slippedover the protruding portion of the thimble and pressedagainst the fabric of the hat 011 the. outside,,after which the slittedextension 7 of the thimble is bent down upon the washer, The hat-bandlooking it securely ,in place. I (not shown) is then placed over th'edevice,'

' which is thereby concealed from the outside.

The device may be made plain and cheap or ornamental andexpensive, asmay bedesired. In either case its utility will be the same. d

In using the hat-pin the latter is inserted from the side of the hatopposite where the. I

device is located. After the pin has passed rec'ted by thefunnel-shapedguide 5 into the opening at the bottom of the guide andthence V (See Fig. 2. If desired, an eyelet'may be placed on the-sidethrough the rubber lock 8.

of thehat opposite where the device is located to facilitate theentrance of the pin and prevent the injury to the hat on that side byinsuring the'insertion of the pin in the same place at all times.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- In ahat-pin-fastening device, the combination with the pin, of afunnel-shaped guide having a bottom opening to allow the pin to passtherethrough, a thimble attached to the guide exteriorly and surroundingthe pinopening therein, a piece of elastic substance pressed into thethimble and arranged to maintain its position therein by its elasticity,

said substance normally closing the opening and bent down on the washerto hold the latin the bottom of the guide, which is located ter inplace.

inside .the hat, the thimble being passed In testimony whereof I affixmy signature through the hat fabric, itsouter extremity in presence oftwo Witnesses.

being open v a washer applied to the thimble FREDERICK W. CAMMANN.

extremity outside the hat, the thimble pro lVitnesses: truding throughthe opening in the washer, A. J. OBRIEN, its extremity being slotted,turned outwardly EDITH HIMSWORTH.

